ÉPAULETTES MATE

From the French ‘shoulder strap’. Any mate where the checkmated King stands at the edge of the board and is flanked by two defending pieces that bar its escape.

Some players lose ability to think independently and rely on computers completely. Lajos Portisch
2012
I think the players in this world championship are in different leagues. Karjakin is excellent—Carlsen is special. Garry Kasparov
2016
Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi have absolutely destroyed chess by their immoral, unethical, prearranged games. These guys are really the lowest dogs around, and if people knew the truth about them, they would be held in more contempt than Ben Johnson, the runner, and they’re going to know the truth when I do this book! Robert Fischer
September, 1 1992
When I saw MVL’s position, it is like a football match where you’re 3:0 down, with two minutes to go and you’re down to 10 men! Lev Aronian
2016
Preparation for a world championship was always an arms race, in previous times with books, then with seconds, today with computers. Vishy Anand
2008

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